HEY SO— I am being truthful to my words so, here’s a Scumplane fanfic idea.
“Traitorous heart” let’s call it.
YQG receives worrying news. Apparently theres has been a leak of sensitive information. Information which only the peak lords and their head disciples had access too. So, obviously he goes to the strategist of the sect, SQQ, for advice.
SQQ may have a grudge with YQY but is willing to work together in order to unmask this traitor. They come up with a plan to test every single peak lord and agree not to involve anyone else to avoid suspicions.
It takes months, but now they are down to two peak lords. WQW and SQH. YQY gets closer to WQW and SQQ is left to deal with their cowardly shidi. It’s annoying but he assumes it will be done quickly.
Now here’s where the story starts.
SQQ tries to get closer to SQH, but his shidi is just so sneaky! The distrust shines through his eyes and SQQ is forced to change tactics.
Meanwhile, SQH is loosing his mind because why the fuck is the scum villain talking to him?! System?! This is too OOC! And it doesn’t help that he may harbor a tiny little crush on him and having him so close makes him very nervous. Yes, he knows he’s an asshole but, have you seen that man? Stunning, gorgeous. Would gladly let him step on him—
Anyways. He is too self-aware. He knows SQQ way to well to know he needs to put distance between them because he has to many secrets to hide and that man is a walking red flag.
SQQ is nothing but stubborn, of course. So he keeps pushing but makes the enormous effort to pretend to be kinder to him and even starts offering little things like tea and those melon seeds he seems to like so much. It seems to be going in great direction until QQQ, baffled by this odd friendship, makes a comment about how suspicious it was and that SQQ surely must want something. Instantly, SQH puts his walls up again.
SQH is panicking. He almost felt for it! But, how can he resist when he is a sucker for a villain with a beautiful face? Oh, he hates this. What on earth does SQQ wants?! More supplies? Intel on the other peaks? A rise in the budget?! This shidi can provide it for you, shixiong! You just need to tell this one before you kill him with your niceties! So in a brave or dumb attempt to put a stop to this he asks SQQ what does he want from him.
SQQ finding himself cornered conjures his most idiotic and impulsive plan yet.
“Your love,” he says. “I am in love with you. I want to court you.”
It’s a lie, obviously. His worst one, and yet…
There’s hope in his shidis voice.
SQH is not that stupid. He knows it must be a lie, I mean, how could it be possible? It’s absurd.
It can’t be true. It can’t…
Someone! Is! In love with him! And not just anyone, but SQQ!
He’s so happy and overwhelmed and does not know what to do about it! He has never has someone interested in him like that in this life being a canon fodder and all. Maybe this is the system being kind to him for once..?
SQQ can’t believe its working, but he is an opportunistic. So he takes the lie with stride. And suddenly, he has the perfect excuse to keep visiting An Ding and become closer to his elusive shidi.
SQH is having the best time of his life. This man, this awful, smart and gorgeous man is courting him! Him!!!! Not only that, he is such a gentleman about it. Coming almost everyday to his peak to share tea together and ask about his day. And he actually listens!!! He engages in the conversation and participates unlike his martial siblings!!
SQQ can tell SQH is hiding something. He notices the skillful way SQH dances around subjects and move the conversation to something safer. Once he even dare to finish their meeting sooner and send him away. (The room also got oddly cold)
Suspicious, definitely suspicious.
He has tea with YQY to share their progress. WQW seems to be clean, but he is doubtful of his head disciple. SQQ tells him then of the strange demonic artifacts he found in one of his many meetings in An Ding, but they both know this is no proof enough. Those demonic artifacts could be tokens of won battles or findings of expeditions. They need something more solid.
“I heard an interesting rumor,” said YQY before SQQ could leave. “About you and Shang-shidi.”
SQQ curses. He knew it was a matter of time before his… “courtship” started attracting attention.
“Just be careful. Shang-shidi is a gentle soul.”
“Perhaps.” He could be the traitor.
SQQ leaves and that’s the end of their conversation.
SQH and SQQ share their first official date.
It’s a mess, really. SQH took the initiative and decided on the activities. It’s deeply boring and uninteresting to SQQ but he endures. He has a role to play.
He didn’t do a great job, since SQH looked embarrassed and dejected at the end of it by his response.
‘I have to do everything,’ he thought annoyed.
So, to save their fake courtship he kisses SQH goodbye and thanks him on his efforts before retreating to his peak (no, he wasn’t blushing, it’s just a very hot night).
This of course has SQH kicking and giggling like a high schooler. He can’t believe it! Did SQQ truly kiss him after that disaster of a date? He did !!! This must mean he really, really, likes him back ! Oh gosh he had been so stressed thinking he had blown his chances but no!
After that, SQH is very eager to meet up with him so SQQ counts that as a success. Dates becomes part of their routine.
SQQ starts feeling… something. He has never been looked at with so much love and adoration before. SQH is different than he imagined. Once he stops being scared of him all of the time he becomes quite… nice to be around. SQH is thoughtful and respectful towards him. He never pressures him into sharing things he doesn’t want to, and always makes sure to show that he cares in other ways.
Still, it doesn’t distract him from his goal. He has a traitor to uncover!
Then, the confession comes.
“I love you,” Qinghua whispers one night after sharing a soft embrace. It’s soft, sweet, and it leaves SQQ breathless.
He flees, and SQH is left feeling dejected . Did he overstep? Maybe is too soon for his shixiong.
SQQ hides in his peak to meditate and makes his best to ignore the way his heart beats to the thought of SQH’s silly smile.
He needs to end this, fast.
Next time they meet its uncomfortable. Both are lost in their thoughts. SQH believing he has wrong SQQ somehow, and the latter trying not to lose focus in his mission.
“I love you too,” the words fall far too easily from his mouth and for some reason, they don’t feel like a lie.
“You do?” Hope, beautiful and naive hope in his brown doe eyes again. SQH is too trusting.
“Of course I do.” No doubt, no lie. SQQ does not allow himself to process it. “But I can’t be with someone who hides things from me.“
“You do. You hide, you run. How can we marry some day if you keep running? How can I trust you?” His heart was beating fast and his own hands trembled. SQQ found himself wishing for a moment for his suspicions to be wrong. What if Qinghua was the traitor? What then? The answer used to be so simple. “Do you have ties to the demon realm?”
SQH’s eyes widen and he gaps, as if he never expected that question. A myriad of emotions passed through his eyes. Panic, fear, anger, and finally settling into something like determination.
“Shixiong…” he says, taking a deep breath, “I—“
“Lord Shen, Lord Shang! Forgive this disciple for barging into your meeting like this, but sect leader Yue is summoning all peak lords for a emergency meeting. He says ‘the traitor has been found.’ “
SQQ does not notice how pale SQH became.
The meeting is tense and long, but once it’s done the boy, WQW’s disciple, has been imprisoned and a new investigation lead by YQY and WQW (since he feels responsible) is begun to find which and how much information was leaked through him and to whom.
SQQ feels something heavy lift from his heart. So, it’s not SQH then, right? He is innocent.
The mission is officially complete. This he does not have to meet up with his shidi anymore, he can break their relationship.
No need for the hugs, the kisses, nor the whispered promises they made under the moonlight.
SQQ looks at SQH, he looks pensive. The both wait for their martial brothers to leave first and once they are alone, SQH holds his hand in a delicate gesture and kisses his knuckles.
“I will tell you the truth whenever I can.” He promises, and it’s too much.
SQQ does not feel capable of lying to this man.
He confesses, and it feels like ashes in his mouth. SQH is, of course, heart broken. Destroyed. He even begs him to say it’s a lie, a bad prank. He knew that having SQQ’s love was too good to be truth, but this? A ploy to uncover his secrets? And to think it almost worked. He was about to go against the systems warnings. Just… just to prove his love to SQQ.
His emotional turmoil is too great and suddenly, SQH is having a terrible qi deviation collapsing into the floor.SQQ horrified by what he caused calls for MQF who luckily wasn’t far away and together they brought SQH to his peak to receive treatment.
MQF asks SQQ what happened and he reluctantly tells him the whole truth. MQF is angered in SQH behalf and orders SQQ to stay away, since it will take SQH to fully recover. SQQ just feels worse. After this he is feeling quite lost, so even though he despises the idea… he goes to YQY.
They have a long talk in which SQQ is forced to accept his feelings and the consequences of his actions.
He is filled with regret, and after a week he decides to sneak against MQF’s orders to have a glimpse at SQH. Arriving just in time to witness SQH being taken away into the arms of a tall and strong ice demon.
He screams and tries to reach for SQH but it’s far to late.
— (I got lazy after this but the general idea is that we see SQH’s pov. )))
He wakes in the hospital bed, he feels utterly destroyed. His king appears in front of him and asks him what’s wrong with him. SQH just sobs and begs him to take him away. MBJ doesn’t understand what’s happening but picks SQHin his arms and opens a port straight to his castle. The last he sees is a peak lord in green trying to reach out to them.
There’s only friendship between SQH and MBJ. Eventually SQH tells
MBJ what happened. He is not pleased.
Days later SQQ arrives to the northern realm and goes to the ice palace to “free” SQH. He manages to avoid any pointless fighting and demons guards on his way. It’s only there that MBJ intercepts him. They fight and he orders Mobei to release him, the demon reveals he is no prisoner , but his best friend and right hand.
“So he… is with the demon realm?”
“No. He is with me.” And it’s truth, SQH cares for no other demon than MBJ.
SQQ is conflicted, but finds out he… does not care? He just wants to see SQH, make sure he is ok, apologize and bring him home. Tell him that despite everything, SQQ did fall in love with him. So he fights MBJ.
Over and over and over again.
He may be a peak lord, but his meridians have been always too weak. He is no match against a demon as powerful as MBJ. But that doesn’t mean he won’t fight for SQH.
MBJ can respect that, so he lets him live. If he truly wants to make it right by SQH, he better be ready to fight for him.
SQH eventually hears of the peak lord that has been getting beat up by MBJ for the past 3 weeks (and nobody told him until now???!!!)
And yeah, they eventually meet but SQH is hurt and pissed and SQQ is weird about it because never is his life he has been the one to say sorry but he wants to make it right so bad.
That’s what I got so far hope you guys enjoy the worms my head 🪱
2087
stormborns
yousharknotpass
